Watermelon Day
(p. 368-389)
Student Sites
Watermelon Days: acrostic poem
Background: Watermelon
Spelling: kn/wr
Vocabulary: beneath, relay race, shimmered, snug, wrinkled, knelt (p. 366-367)
Preview, predict, picture walk, read story aloud and discuss
Story: Choral Read, partner read, independent read, listen to story on tape
Poetry: Sandia/Watermelon (p. 366p)
Writing: Sentence Fluency: My family tradition…
Word Building: knights
Centers
Cool Computers: Harcourt Website/Test Tutor
Awesome Artists: Create your own watermelon slice summary (paper plate)
Word Wizards: Fruit word match or SW Bingo
Rockin’ Readers: Read a variety of fruit books
Down By the Bay writing project (create class book)
Fruit similes
Watermelon writing
